BL2 5PG

Radcliffe North & Ainsworth · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL2 5PP 97 m
BL2 5SD 115 m
BL2 5SF 129 m
BL2 5SG 143 m
BL2 5PQ 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL2 5PG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 5
Latitude
53.588303
Longitude
-2.363892
British National Grid easting
376,009
British National Grid northing
410,251

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bury · E08000002
Parish or community
E43000156
Westminster constituency
Bury North · E14001144
Output area
E00025302
Lower layer super output area
Bury 012C · E01005005
Middle layer super output area
Bury 012 · E02001030

Postcode source versions

Explore BL2

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
45, Bury Old Road, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5PG 29 March 2021 £350,000
43a, Bury Old Road, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5PG 27 April 2018 £255,000
45, Bury Old Road, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5PG 22 December 2004 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
62
Secondary
11
  1. Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School

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    237 m
  2. Red Lane Primary School

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    1.5 km
  3. Harwood Meadows Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
BL2 5 residents
10,383

Age bands in BL2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.9%

2,492 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,327 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

2,753 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

2,644 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,660 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL2 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
20%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
20%
Gigabit-capable
20%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

29

within 5 km

  • THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BREIGHTMENT HEALTH CENTRE, BREIGHTMET FOLD LANE, BREIGHTMET, BOLTON, BL2 6NT

    ODS code P82018

    1.5 km

  • THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP

    BREIGHTMET HEALTH CENTRE, BREIGHTMET FOLD LANE, BREIGHTMET, BOLTON, BL2 6NT

    ODS code P82001

    1.5 km

  • MILE LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    80 MILE LANE, BURY, BL8 2JR

    ODS code P83612

    1.9 km

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    2.9 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 1

    DR HALLIKERI & PARTNERS, 63 MARKET STREET, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HH

    ODS code P82020

    2.9 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 2

    63 MARKET STREET, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HH

    ODS code P82036

    2.9 km

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    3.0 km

  • SPRING VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    MYTHAM ROAD, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HQ

    ODS code P82613

    3.1 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    3.3 km

  • CROMPTON VIEW SURGERY

    CROMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, 501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82607

    3.5 km

  • THE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82021

    3.5 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    3.8 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    4.1 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    4.1 km

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83007

    4.1 km

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

    RADCLIFFE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83603

    4.1 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    4.2 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

    WATERS MEETING HEALTH CENTRE, WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code Y03079

    4.2 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    4.2 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ainsworth Terminus

    BCT · Ainsworth

    0.0 miles
  • Ainsworth Terminus

    BCT · Ainsworth

    0.1 miles
  • Tommy Lane

    BCT · Ainsworth

    0.1 miles
  • Arthur Lane

    BCT · Ainsworth

    0.1 miles
  • Tommy Lane

    BCT · Ainsworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 012C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,918 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

93 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 11 secondary schools. Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 237 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.